A former senior Foreign Ministry official, arrested by the Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) for the theft of 6,000 visas, appeared in court in Phnom Penh on Sunday, along with two accomplices.
Tho Samnang and two accomplices, Nop Ratha and Yos Ranae, were sent to the Phnom Penh Municipal Court Prosecutor’s Office to continue legal proceedings at 4pm.
On April 28, Samnang, as Director-General of the General Department of Legal, Consular and Border Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MFAIC), was dismissed from his position by Senate President and then-Acting Head of State, Mr Hun Sen.
Samnang was later reassigned as an advisor to MFAIC, with the rank of Director‑General.
He was arrested on the 20th of August by the ACU in connection with facilitating online scams and taken in for questioning.
Head of ACU and Senior Minister Om Yentieng stated that, “Mr Tho Samnang admitted to illegally stealing more than 6,000 C and Cex visas, and the remaining 4,000 are being sought by the ACU, which he said he destroyed.”
Yentieng added that the visas he illegally issued were clearly being used by foreigners involved in online scams.
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